Three Essential Techniques for Making Delicious Cocktails
Friday Jun 24, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Traci Dutton
Traci Dutton is a beverage, food and hospitality expert based in the Napa Valley. With over 20 years of tenure as a sommelier, consumer and professional educator, and beverage specialist at the Culinary Institute of America’s California Campus, she has continued to build relationships in all areas of the industry, create and track trends & shifting tastes, and hone the service & hospitality skills that are the foundation of her work ethic. Today Traci continues her work with the CIA while consulting, writing and running her own vintage cookery & libations store, Heirloom Variety, located in Calistoga.
While there are so many ways to make cocktails and so many people creating these delicious libations, each one with their own "twist" on the drink. There are three techniques to be mastered that will prepare you to make thousands of different cocktails. Shaking, stirring and muddling will be covered in this class step by step the way the best mixologists do it. We'll cover other key secrets such as: What is good ice? Does fruit really need to be fresh? How many bitters are too many bitters? We'll discuss ways to make the most of summer with tips and tricks for DIY flavored spirits, fresh from the garden garnishes and easy ways to entertain with cocktails. Pre-registration required.
Hands On - Cost: $65 - #77840 - (Register Online)
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